The Well

by Clare Harris

Chapter Four
Author: Adrian Tennant Level: Starter Age: Teenagers / adults Time needed: 30-40 minutes (approx) Preparation: Photocopy of the worksheet for each student. One set of pictures from previous chapters (Worksheet 2) for each group of four students.

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LISTENING SKILLS teAcheRs nOtes

Lead-in (optional)
1 In the pre-listening activity students are asked to look at a picture and say what they can see. If you think this is too difficult i.e. they might not know the vocabulary you could pre-teach some of the key words, i.e. bridge, dog, small house, friendly woman.

Answer key: [1] Jay and Lia stop at a bridge. [2] Jay and Lia eat lunch. [3] A woman talks to Jay and Lia. [4] Jay gives a dog some sausage. [5] Jay says its hot.

Before listening
1 2

While listening: Exercise 2

1

Put students in pairs or small groups.

Ask students to look at the four questions.

Ask students to look at the picture and write down the 2 Play the recording again. words of all the things they can see. If you want, elicit one 3 Put students in pairs and get them to compare and word as an example. check their answers. 3 Give students a few minutes to do this, monitor and 4 Play the recording again if necessary. help (prompt) if appropriate. 5 Check the answers as a class.
4

Collate with whole class.

Note: Rather than a simple labelling activity this one is more open, giving the students a chance to show what they know. Answer key: Possible words are: boy, girl, brother, sister, woman, dress, skirt, shorts, shoes, sandals, road, grass, dog, red, stream, river, bridge, house, roof, window, door, cow, fence, sky, smoke and volcano.

Answer key: 1. The woman 2. The womans 3. Jay 4. Lia Note: This is a good place to look more closely at who and whose.

Post listening
1

While listening: Exercise 1

1 2

Put students in groups of four.

Ask students to read the five short sentences.

2 Give each group a set of the pictures jumbled up (i.e. not in the order they appear in the book).

Check they understand that these are five things that happen in the story. They listen and put numbers next to each event in the order they hear them.
3 4 5 6

Ask students to work together and try to put the pictures in the correct order.
3 4 5 6 7

Play the recording once.

Then ask them to try to retell the story (in their own words). Monitor, helping where appropriate. Ask a few groups to tell their version of the story.

Put students in pairs and get them to check their answers together. Play the recording again if necessary. Check as a class.

Check the order of the pictures as a class and listen to the whole story so far.

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by Clare Harris

Chapter Four

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Chapter Four
Lia and Jay stop next to a bridge. They eat their lunch. There is a small house next to the bridge. A friendly woman lives there. She talks to Jay and Lia. She has a small dog. It is a small, red dog. Jay gives the dog some sausage. Where are you going? the woman asks. It is a hot day. Were going to our grandmothers farm, Jay replies. She is sick. She wants water from the well.

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Woman: Take some water from my well. Its good. Its good, fresh water. Jay: Thats a good idea, Lia. Its a very hot day. I dont want to walk anymore. Lia: OK, Jay. Stay here. I will go to the farm alone.

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The Well

by Clare Harris

Chapter Four

Worksheet 1
Before listening
Look at the picture. What can you see?

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LISTENING SKILLS wORksheet 1

Exercise 1
Listen and number these events in the order you hear them. Jay and Lia eat lunch. Jay gives a dog some sausage. Jay says its hot. Jay and Lia stop at a bridge. A woman talks to Jay and Lia.

Exercise 2
Listen again. Circle the correct answer. 1. Who lives in the small house? 2. Whose well is it? 3. Who wants to stop walking? 4. Who wants to go on? Jay / Lia / The woman Jays / Lias / The womans Jay / Lia / The woman Jay / Lia / The woman

Post listening
Put the pictures in the correct order. Tell the story.

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by Clare Harris

Chapter Four

Worksheet 2

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LISTENING SKILLS wORksheet 2